Categories of Polish rail stations

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First classification[]

In 2005, the Department of Railroad Stations of the Polish State Railways divided the most important stations of the nation into four categories. These categories were named from A to D, based on number of passengers, visiting the stations annually.[1]

  • Category A (16 stations) - more than 2 million passengers annually,
  • Category B (22 stations) - between 1 and 2 million passengers annually,
  • Category C (35 stations) - between 300,000 - 1 million passengers annually,
  • Category D (4 stations) - fewer than 300,000 passengers annually.
Category A Category B Category C Category D
  1. Katowice
  3. Opole Główne
  4. Częstochowa
  5. Kraków Główny
  6. Poznań Główny
  7. Gdańsk Główny
  8. Gdynia Główna
  9. Tczew
  10. Szczecin Główny
  11. Stargard Szczeciński
  12. Bydgoszcz Główna
  13. Warsaw Central
  14. Warszawa Śródmieście PKP
  15. Wrocław Główny
  1. Zawiercie
  4. Rzeszów Główny
  5. Lublin
  6. Kielce
  7. Łódź Kaliska
  8. Łódź Fabryczna
  9. Skierniewice
  10. Olsztyn Główny
  11. Leszno
  12. Toruń Główny
  13. Inowrocław
  14. Białystok
  15. Słupsk
  16. Warszawa Ochota
  17. Warszawa Wileńska
  18. Grodzisk Mazowiecki
  19. Mińsk Mazowiecki
  20. Tłuszcz
  21. Radom
  6. Tychy
  12. Kutno
  13. Łowicz Główny
  17. Zielona Góra
  18. Piła Główna
  19. Gorzów Wielkopolski
  20. Gdańsk Wrzeszcz
  21. Sopot
  24. Koszalin
  26. Włocławek
  28. Warszawa Zachodnia
  29. Warszawa Wschodnia
  30. Warszawa Gdańska
  31. Otwock
  32. Siedlce
  1. Warszawa Stadion
  2. Warszawa Powiśle

Current classification system since 2015[]

In 2015, PKP SA introduced a new classification system of railway stations, based upon the importance of the station in general. Basic criteria are the kind of services served by the station, and number of commercial service points located within them.[2]

Overall, all stations are assigned to one of the categories:[3]

  • Premium station — stations served by international, intercity and interregional routes, which are an important interchange stations for entire state. Commercial services for passengers are provided.
  • Voivodeship station — stations served by international, intercity and interregional routes, offering standard commercial services.
  • Agglomeration station — stations serving domestic routes located up to 50 km away from city centre, with none or minimal commercial services.
  • Regional station — stations located in towns, mainly serving local and regional routes, they are an important interchange for boroughs.
  • Local station — stations used by commuters arriving to larger cities.
  • Tourist station — stations with little traffic rate, being mostly used during holiday seasons.

References[]

  1. ^ PKP Dworce Kolejowe. "Roczna odprawa pasażerów" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2006. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
  2. ^ "PKP SA wprowadzają nową kategoryzację dworców". www.rynek-kolejowy.pl (in pl-PL). Retrieved 2019-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ "Wykaz stacji pasażerskich" (PDF) (in Polish). PKP S.A.


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